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Monday, September 24, 2012
Holy Crap: What A Fricking End To The Packer Game
I am not going to complain about the referees because the Green Packers loss tonight, but....
The last play of the game was the most bizarre you will ever seen. With 8 seconds left, the Seahawks had the ball on about the Green Bay Packer 20 and Russell Wilson went back to about the Packer 35 and threw a hail mary. The ball was first caught by a Packer cornerback and then the ball was grabbed the Seahawk receiver. One referee signaled a touchdown and the other on the play signaled a touchback- an interception.
The play was ruled a touchdown so it was reviewed and the referee and review judge ruled the play stood, so the Packers lost, 14-12.
First, in my humble opinion, the Packers didn't lose it on the last play of the game. The 8 sacks given up in the first half by the Packers and Charles Woodson's stupid penalty on a third down by the Seahawks were just as much a factor in the game as the last play of the game. The failure of the 2 point conversion also was a huge factor in the game. And not getting a first down on the Packer's final drive certainly didn't help the Packers
Another factor was why didn't the Packers take a safety before the Seahawks winning drive? It would have taken them down to a 3 point lead, but the Packers would have had a free kick from the Packers 20 and at worst, the Seahawks drive and get a field goal to tie the game and go to overtime.
The Packers lost the game, not the referees.
Now, listening to the ESPN's announcers, it is clear they have an agenda against the on-field referees. No matter what they did, the announcers didn't like it. But in reality, I only saw a couple of bad calls- a bad call on a roughing the passer penalty and bad defensive pass interference penalty on the Packers on the Seahawks second last drive and that didn't lose the game for the Packers. Even if the Packers didn't get the penalties, they still would have had the ball deep in the Seahawks territory. Every other penalty was legitimate.
The ESPN announcers complained that offensive pass interference wasn't called on the final play, but no one calls that penalty, not even in Pop Warner leagues.
As far as the final catch, the played was reviewed by the referee and the replay official. Unless I am mistaken, the replay official is a referee supervisor and not a replacement referee, so he was the one who made the call or helped make the call. Do I like the call, hell no, was it the right call, I really don't know, did the call beat the Packers, hell no, the Packers beat themselves.
Ur full of it, everybody saw an interception
ReplyDeleteWell, not the Seattle Seahawks, the 1 offical, the replay official and the ref. And probably those who bet on the Seahawks to win outright, 70,00 people in the stands and probably half the TV audience.
ReplyDeleteThe play was only reviewed to make sure it was caught and in bounds. The replay official cannot reverse the call on the field of simultaneous catch and therefore TD. And if u think that offensive pass interference on the final play doesn't get called and shouldn't you should wright about something you know about. Shield's head snap back from being shoved so hard.
ReplyDeleteIf the ref's called offensive pass interference, the same people in the announcer's booth and half the fans except those for Green Bay would have complained that the ref's should have let them play instead of the game ending on a penalty.
ReplyDeleteWhen was the last time the ref's called an interference penalty on the last play on the game, when there is a Hail Mary play. Perhaps never?
I can't help but think its all a set up. only vegas and big tv seem to benefit
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